Rainbow House is an initiative by a local mother of two disabled children, who have
a rare genetic life threatening disorder disabling them for life. The initiative was to help others in similar circumstances to herself within the South Ribble community and North West Region. However Rainbow House now has three services helping children throughout the UK. It was founded to help families and children with neurological disorders. Rainbow House offers them a regime known as Conductive Education which helps to teach the child life rendering techniques in order for them to live a more sustain able and independent life within their communities. Rainbow House is NOT an area of “EDUCATION” in terms that we normally relate this word to, we receive NO statutory funding in any way.
Charity fundraising by Rainbow House began in November 2003 and have raised £324k for the running andmaintaining of its charitable targets. Originally employing 2 staff, and helping 6 children per day, we now help 71 children per week and have 11 staff.
Over the last 5 years Rainbow House have also begun to embrace local community initiatives working and liaising with other voluntary organisations and mainstream professionals that work in similar areas to ourselves. Rainbow House staff have shown strength in areas of hardship, providing parental advice and support. We have offered our professional assistance in a number of ways to both mainstream and specialist education settings that have made a significant difference in the way our Conductive Education Service is accepted. Attending reviews on behalf of the children and the parents whom we are supporting.